Sapeli Mahogany…..a misnomer.  Sapeli is not related to Mahogany in any way, other than being one of the African “red” woods.

The grown region is throughout West, Central and Eastern Africa – color will vary from each region, but is typically a golden red variation with some iridescence.

The “standard” logs can be flat sliced or quarter sliced depending on market demand – the latter being most popular, yielding the standard ribbon stripe.  Some logs will develop a much narrower stripe called pencil stripe, which is highly sought after, but not readily available.

Some logs will also develop beeswing figure, mild to heavy cross fire or a mixture of both.